There was also a version that shot 22 shorts called the “Gallery Special”.

USA –-(Ammoland.com)- ‘Tis the season for elections and campaign promises. If you don’t already own a Ruger 10/22 Rifle then vote for me as a write-in candidate because everyone should have a Ruger 10/22. That’s why Ruger has sold somewhere more than six million of them over the past 51 years.

Way back in 1964, Ruger released this gun, and from a quick look at the exterior, it appears almost identical to the current 10/22 Carbine model.